Upfront, I exclude vampires from this list.
DC's Vandal Savage predates the Highlander by several decades. He had
long been established as having lived and fought through various
battles and even to have lived as or impersonated many famous
commanders (though many have complained that the JSA keep going back
in time to Ghenghis Khan, Julius Caesar et al. and they are plainly
not Vandal Savage!).
Barry Sadler's Casca series comes to mind.
Karl Edward Wagner's Kane series comes to mind.
Ulysses Bloodstone of Marvel comes to mind. By extension, the Maha
Yogi (same source of immortality) merits some discussion. The Maha
Yogi in some ways resembles Vandal Savage-both have dark beards,
traveled to Camelot, and had their own corporations.
The Eternal Warrior postdates the Highlander, but resembles Vandal
Savage more (especially just as Vandal Savage faced Immortal Man, a
perpetual reincarnate, the Eternal Warrior faced the Immortal Enemy,
also a perpetual reincrante).
Anyone else think of any?
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